"It's not evil that's ruining the earth, but mediocrity. The crime is not that Nero played while Rome burned, but that he played badly."

-- Ned Rorem

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“Discipline is not a nasty word.”
“People ask me what makes a good funeral, and I tell them the most important thing is your man in the casket. If you have a man of substance in there, you have the makings of a first-class funeral.”
“Creating a top team and being in a position to win the Tour de France will give me a nice feeling. But I know it is not easy to create a top team from zero. You need good riders, good staff, a lot of preparation and, most important, a lot of sponsors.”

Source : "Fernando Alonso: 'My father was right – Ferrari gives you a special feeling'". www.theguardian.com. February 23, 2010.
“I lived on Fulton Street in an enormous studio - I needed a bicycle to get to the toilet, about half a mile between two streets - next to Wall Street.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com
“You're not going to do something for a certain period of your life and be affected by it, and then stop and go work in a grocery store. You understand certain things and your personality changes.”

Source : Source: collider.com
“By doing good we become good.”

Source : Jean Jacques Rousseau (2015). “Emile”, p.407, eKitap Projesi
“The free market is at its best when everybody works in a fish bowl and tells you their point of view The hedge funds and portfolio managers have a right to do this We've muted the analysts and their presence in the system.”
“I'm actually working on with Autism Speaks. Since my brother's 18, I wanted to work on a program for these older kids. A lot of the schools' special education programs end when the kids are 21, like my brother's school. What is next for these kids? I want him to be constantly active, and not just sitting at home. I want him to be constantly growing and it would be amazing if the funds could go to something like jobs for these kids, or a home where they can be together.”

Source : Source: www.interviewmagazine.com

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